Author K.P. Bath sentenced to prison

PORTLAND, Ore. 
A federal judge has sentenced children's author K.P. Bath to six years in prison for possessing child pornography.

In a statement Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Sussman said the 51-year-old author of "The Secret of Castle Cant" and "Escape from Castle Cant" had a large collection of still images and video clips. He also traded pornographic images with at least two out-of-state collectors.

The Oregonian newspaper reports the Portland resident did not speak in the courtroom, but wrote a letter to the court complaining that government prosecutors exercised too much power.

Bath had a book scheduled for release last fall. His publisher scrapped it when the allegations surfaced.